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Last week I was craving Mexican food. I looked up a few Crockpot recipes and found that is was just as easy as I expected to make some shredded chicken with Mexican flavors. After adapting a recipe from Good Life Eats, I came home to moist and flavorful chicken, easily shredded and tossed into a tortilla with all the fixings. Avocados are a particular favorite of mine and I will be sharing a few avocado recipes in the coming weeks.

In a medium pan, saute onion and pepper in oil for a few minutes over medium heat (until soft and translucent). Add spices and cook for another minute. Pour chicken broth over onions and turn off heat.

Salt and pepper chicken and place in slow cooker. Pour onion and broth mixture over chicken and squeeze lime over everything. Cook on low for around 5 hours (until chicken is cooked through). Remove cooked chicken and place in a large bowl. Shred with two forks. Add onions and a little of the broth over the chicken. Serve immediately.

19 Comments on Slow Cooker Monday: Shredded Mexican Chicken

Jessica

May 31, 2011 at 11:56 am (4 years ago)

This sounds great! I recently got some Himalayan pink salt and organic peppercorns from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I’ll have to try them out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

I normally use a can of enchilada sauce with chicken for my mexican slow cooker chicken. I always feel guilty afterwards – way too much salt in that sauce. I love making something from scratch. Thanks for this recipe.Emily @ Life on Food recently posted An experiment in chocolate

What great seasonings for the chicken! I love being able to put something in the crock pot, and forget about it until dinner! And top with avocado – yum!Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts recently posted Oreo Muffins